Jordan and Tunisia discussed economic cooperation amid efforts across the world to recover from the trade blows delivered by the Covid-19 pandemic, official sources have said.
The discussion happened at the first session of the Jordanian-Tunisian Joint Trade Committee, held on Tuesday, January 25.
The meeting, held via teleconference, was attended by Secretary-General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply Dana Al-Zoubi and Head of the Cabinet of Minister of Trade and Export Development in the Tunisian Ministry of Trade, Khaled bin Abdullah.
Al-Zoubi underlined the importance of the committee’s role in highlighting available investment opportunities and capabilities and boosting trade relations by inspecting trade and investment opportunities in the two countries.
These, she said, was paving the way for new partnerships between business owners.
It was also expanding areas of cooperation between businesses in the two countries, she added.
She also stressed the importance of intensifying consultations between senior officials in the two countries, maintaining the periodicity of holding joint committees, and following up on the implementation of agreements concluded between the two parties in various fields.
The Tunisian official said indicators were positive on the upward trend of bilateral relations in various fields and sectors.
He noted that the committee’s meeting paves the way for a prosperous era of fruitful cooperation between the two countries based on effective partnership.
In the meeting, agreements were reached on many areas of cooperation in the industrial sector, mutual recognition of conformity certificates, preparation and completion of industrial cities and investment, consumer protection, agricultural and customs fields and other topics
Both sides also agreed to start preparing for the meetings of the Higher Committee in its next session, said the official sources.
On the sidelines of the committee, a meeting of the joint technical committee for cooperation in the field of free zones, development zones, and industrial cities was held.
The meeting saw the discussion of the aspects of cooperation between the two sides in this field.
The two sides are also said to have made a presentation in the field of free zones to benefit from the experiences and expertise of the two sides in this area.